What happened to THJ?

[ItsGoTime]

I am 100% on board with this. This has been my stance for a couple years.

My issue with the team construction is mostly centered around KP (and to a much less extent JR). I think the Mavs could have much better fitting players or player with the money they spend on KP and JR. There are $43M invested in those two players who are ill-fitting. To bring either of them back would be a massive mistake IMO. NOTE: I do NOT fault the Mavs for acquiring either of them, but they need to be honest that the fit doesn't work. 

THJ, DP, DFS, Maxi, JB, JG, WCS, have all been shown to be GREAT fits with Luka. But I am also open to upgrading any and all of them. But KP and JR need to go, truly "addition by subtraction" in many ways for those two IMO.

I liked this post for much of the reply. I don’t agree with anyone on this team being addition by subtraction just yet though. 


If KP makes it out of the playoffs healthy, I really do believe he will come back next year much closer to the guy we thought we were getting in him. 

I also think another year of JRich possibly helps his play as well.

However, I agree that this team as currently constructed is flawed. If they make it through 3 rounds with this team (heck, even if we won it all) it is lightning in a bottle to me, and mostly, if not fully, due to the consistent greatness of Luka.

Only way this team could sustain this type of winning year in and year out is if KP and JRich are the guys we want them to be.

I am getting closer to saying I was wrong about DFS. Don’t care that he had a poor offensive outing last night. I honestly haven’t seen the (consistent) fire he’s shown these first two games. That is heart and soul. If we could get another 1 of him (man RoCo WITH him would be amazing), we wouldn’t need a JYD type. Hound dogs would work just fine!